[City guides] (1) Wegwyzer door Amsterdam

Zynde eene beknopte Verhandeling van derzelfder eerste Opkomst, Vergrootingen en tegenwoordigen Staat (...) Nevens eene Beschryvinge van het heerlijk Stadhuis, Amsterdam, Nicolaas ten Hoorn, 1713. Sm. 8vo., leather, titled spine, title in red and black with vignette, (12), 477 pp., first edition, complete with a view of Amsterdam by J. Schynvoet, a map and 24 further engravings, all unfolding, of buildings in Amsterdam. Lacking first free endpaper, loosening spine, waterstains, otherwise good and complete copy of the rare first printing. (2) Le Guide ou nouvelle description d'Amsterdam (...) avec une description de la belle maison de ville. Amsterdam. Heritiers J. Ratelband, 1734. sm. 8vo: viii, 332, [20] pp. Ill. with 1 engr. folding plan of Amsterdam and 21 engr. folding views of the most famous buildings, i.a. the town hall, the churches, gates, the buildings of the Dutch East India Company, the Portuguese synagogue, engr. by Stopendael, Smit and De Bakker. Title in red and black. Spine rubbed. Lacks first endpaper, else a very nice copy of this charming Amsterdam guide.

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